Chapter 51: Chapter 55

Chapter 055

With that, Lucia picked up the glass and drank the full glass of fruit wine in one go. The cold liquid

slid down her throat and

into her stomach, and the spicy taste lingered in her mouth. Everyone was dumbfounded. They

didn't expect Lucia, who usually looked very weak, to be able to drink such a large glass

of wine in one gulp. Swallowing the last sip of wine, Lucia turned her empty glass over to everyone,

"And thank you all for taking care of me in

general.” When she finished, Guy applauded. The male colleagues followed suit and praised her,

“You really have a high tolerance for alcohol.” When Lucia sat down after drinking, Emma came over

and said in a low voice, "Lucia, why do you take it seriously? You drank

so much in one gulp! You know Guy and the male colleagues who like to make a fuss and it's okay if

you don't drink!” Lucia smiled at her, “It's okay.” After she drank a glass of wine, the hot feeling in

her stomach made her feel a little comfortable. At the table, everyone was playing together,

toasting each other, and playing guessing at the end. Looking at the lively crowd, Lucia sat in the

corner and silently drank glass after glass of wine. Although the sweet and sour fruit wine was not

strong, the after-effects slowly came up after she unknowingly drank a few glasses. Lucia's cheeks

warmed up and her head was dizzy. Emma, who had been sitting next to her, was also dragged

away to drink. She sat there drinking alone, and unknowingly drank half of the wine in the bottle in

her hand, Unconsciously a little dizzy, Lucia patted her cheeks, got up, and went to the bathroom to

wash her face to wake up a little.

Then she slowly walked out, but when she reached the corridor, she turned around and left after

looking at the private room not far away She did not want to go back to the chaotic private room

and just wanted to be alone. Even if she didn't go back, her

colleagues won't know. Since her promotion, colleagues in the department had distanced

themselves from her, and she was more comfortable on her own.

Down the stairs, Lucia took a deep breath and walked around to a backyard. The backyard was

large, with greenery on both

sides and a large pool in the middle. The courtyard was quiet, and Lucia walked to the pool in the

evening breeze and slowly walked forward.

At that moment, the cell phone in her pocket suddenly rang. She took it out and saw the word

“August” jumping on the

screen, and for some reason, she didn’t want to answer it at all. Turning off the screen, she held the

phone and slowly walked along the pool.

A short while later, the phone rang again. Lucia took it out and saw that it was still August calling!

After a moment of hesitation, she finally answered the phone and casually put the phone to her ear,

"Hello?"

"Where are you?” The man’s voice was as deep and nice as ever, but it was flat and unemotional.

Lucia took a deep breath and said gamely, “It's none of your business.” August on the other end of

the phone froze for a moment, then asked again patiently. “Where were you? Burton said you

weren't in the private room.” Lucia said word for word, “You don't need to know...” After being

denied twice in a row, August noticed something was wrong and frowned, “Have you been

drinking?” “No!” Lucia denied it categorically and hung up August's phone without even thinking

about it driven by alcohol. Lucia was indeed a little angry that he still ate with another woman when

he was married to her. She angrily turned off her phone and put it directly into her pocket, shaking

and continuing to walk forward.

Suddenly, there were light footsteps behind her and before Lucia could react, she felt someone

push her to the side!

woman

With a loud “thump”, Lucia felt instantly wrapped in cold liquid and sank unconsciously!

Did she-she fall into the pool?

She couldn't swim!

Lucia fluttered in the pool but still sank. What's more, her arms and legs were a bit out of control

after her drinking, so al

choked several times in the emergency!

"Help-help!”

At this moment, the desire to survive prevailed. Lucia kept struggling and her face was getting

redder.

Suddenly, there was a “thump” in the pool, and then Lucia felt herself being lifted up. The next

second, she lost consciousness, and everything went black. In the luxurious private room, August

was sitting at the table looking at various dishes, with little appetite, and listening to the

conversation with little interest. Several senior leaders of the company were laughing and chatting

while Adeline was sitting on the side. Noticing August's displeasure, someone next to him smiled

and asked, “Mr. Adams, what's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?” August opened his thin lips

and he said lightly, “No. I'm not very hungry and you guys eat.” The crowd nodded and continued

to drink and chat.

Adeline kept looking at August, and after a few moments, she poured herself a glass of wine and

looked at August with a

seductive smile, “Mr. Adams, would you like to have a drink with me?” August looked up at her

lightly and was about to lift his glass when suddenly, the door of the private room was pushed

open.

Burton came in in a panic. After nodding to the crowd, he immediately approached August and

lowered his voice to August's

ear, "Mr. Adams, Mrs. Adams fell in the water!”

August's face was slightly somber, “What's going on?”

He had just talked to her on the phone. How could she be in an accident af of 2 sudden?

Burton said in rush, “Mrs. Adams fel into the pool. But she s fine and she is in her room now”

August got up and nodded to the crowd, “Excuse me, I have something to do, so I have to go now.” With that, he took a big step toward the outside.

something happened to Luc, then Jeanne's operation would have to be postponed, and all hs hard work would have been for nothing!

Walking out of the private room, he asked in a deep voice, “What happened?” Burton said as he walked away, “It seems Mrs. Adams had a drink and fell into the

pool. A waiter saw that and rescued her.

At these words, August scowled.

She had indeed been drinking!

After hurrying to Luca's room, August pushed the door and saw a doctor and several waiters gatherad in the room. Lucia was ling on the bed, already awake,

but her face was a bit pale. August walked up and asked the doctor, “How is she doing?” The doctor at the hotel whispered, “She has spitted out the water she

was choking on. It just that she seemed a litte shaken up and did't speak for a long time.” August looked up at the dazed woman on the bed, feeling a litte

complicated. He paused and then glanced at the people next to her, “You all go out” At this time, she needed a quiet environment more than anything else

After the doctor and the waiters went out wordlessh, August walked to the door and told Burton in deep voice, “Go check ff there's anything unusual about

ner falling into the water” Burton hurriedly answered, “Ves.” After Burton left, August closed the door and strode over to the bed. Lucia was lying on the bed

with her eyes closed. August pulled a chair aside, sat down on the edge of the bed, and asked, "How do you feel now?” Lucia did not answer, but pulled the qui

and covered her head.